Well after 26+ hours of travel ( the same amount of time it took to drive from DC- Boulder) I arrived in Hong Kong!
I left my house at 5:30 in the morning... my Mom and Dad (who really isn't a morning person) took me the airport to send their little girl off to see the world. Ofcourse there were some tears when we said goodbye, but if there weren't well that just wouldn't be my mom and I! I flew first to LA, where I had very short layover and walked and walked and walked in the short 45 mins I had. I knew after 5 hours of being crammed into a seat... 15 more would be hell, so I needed to stretch those legs!
I was happily surprised when I found that I had 3 seats to myself on the way from LA to HK! This was a blessing! I was able to spread out and slept quite a bit. A total of 5 movies were played, none of which I watched all the way through... can you say ADD. But I did enjoy parts of Hairspray! The time passed surprisingly quick! I am used to flying to Switzerland which is about 7/8 hours and this didn't seem like much longer. I suppose it would have if I didn't have 3 seats! It seemed every 1/2 hour the stewardess was coming around with drinks or food, none of which was terribly appealing! Getting off of the plane, I could have been anywhere. Everyone speaks English and all the signs are written in English. I quickly realized they drive on the "wrong" side of the road when I almost walked onto the wrong down coming escalator! I soon was in a sea of people, all of which were tiny! I felt like a giant! I also realized that they don't believe in the personal bubble! I was giant smushed by all these little people. It also smelled pretty great in the airport shuttle... really what do people have against some deodorant! Once I got through passport control and customs I was able to hop on the Hong Kong express and make my way into the city to meet my pal from college, Emily. She has been living here about 3 months and has another 6 or so to go. It was so great to see a friendly face, especially since we haven't seen each other in almost 3 years ( sad because we lived just an hour apart!) We then took a cab to her super cute, tiny to American standards, huge to Hong Kong standards, apartment! I surprisingly had a hard to time falling asleep! I only slept about 6 hours, and really haven't slept more since I arrived. My system is all whacked out, I feel like an infant who needs a nap every few hours ( Elizabeth does this sound right?)
Yesterday Emily had the day off which was great! We went to Stanley,which is on the East side of the island. It was so refreshing. In downtown HK it's like NY city, lots and lots of buildings, lights and people. A short bus ride to Stanley and you are in one of the most beautiful places! You are on the water, the Pacific ocean, and there are trees, something there are few of in the city! It reminded me of a tropical version of the San Juans. Absolutely beautiful! I will try and upload some pictures soon!
I left my house at 5:30 in the morning... my Mom and Dad (who really isn't a morning person) took me the airport to send their little girl off to see the world. Ofcourse there were some tears when we said goodbye, but if there weren't well that just wouldn't be my mom and I! I flew first to LA, where I had very short layover and walked and walked and walked in the short 45 mins I had. I knew after 5 hours of being crammed into a seat... 15 more would be hell, so I needed to stretch those legs!
I was happily surprised when I found that I had 3 seats to myself on the way from LA to HK! This was a blessing! I was able to spread out and slept quite a bit. A total of 5 movies were played, none of which I watched all the way through... can you say ADD. But I did enjoy parts of Hairspray! The time passed surprisingly quick! I am used to flying to Switzerland which is about 7/8 hours and this didn't seem like much longer. I suppose it would have if I didn't have 3 seats! It seemed every 1/2 hour the stewardess was coming around with drinks or food, none of which was terribly appealing! Getting off of the plane, I could have been anywhere. Everyone speaks English and all the signs are written in English. I quickly realized they drive on the "wrong" side of the road when I almost walked onto the wrong down coming escalator! I soon was in a sea of people, all of which were tiny! I felt like a giant! I also realized that they don't believe in the personal bubble! I was giant smushed by all these little people. It also smelled pretty great in the airport shuttle... really what do people have against some deodorant! Once I got through passport control and customs I was able to hop on the Hong Kong express and make my way into the city to meet my pal from college, Emily. She has been living here about 3 months and has another 6 or so to go. It was so great to see a friendly face, especially since we haven't seen each other in almost 3 years ( sad because we lived just an hour apart!) We then took a cab to her super cute, tiny to American standards, huge to Hong Kong standards, apartment! I surprisingly had a hard to time falling asleep! I only slept about 6 hours, and really haven't slept more since I arrived. My system is all whacked out, I feel like an infant who needs a nap every few hours ( Elizabeth does this sound right?)
Yesterday Emily had the day off which was great! We went to Stanley,which is on the East side of the island. It was so refreshing. In downtown HK it's like NY city, lots and lots of buildings, lights and people. A short bus ride to Stanley and you are in one of the most beautiful places! You are on the water, the Pacific ocean, and there are trees, something there are few of in the city! It reminded me of a tropical version of the San Juans. Absolutely beautiful! I will try and upload some pictures soon!
Stanley Harbour
A cool tree in Stanley
This is a view on the way back from Stanley, taken from the bus ( see all the snog... yes that what I am breathing these days.)
Ladies of Ladies night! (Ling, Sarah, me, Emily and Carol)Last night was ladies night, so despite being exhausted (Emily had to practically pull me off the couch!).... I needed to go out! Emily and I meet up with some of her friends. They are all super fun and welcoming and are all English speaking, either Aussies, Brits or Scots. We went to several different bars and even stopped by a late night 'restaurant/fast food' place and got Emily's favorite thing, the name has escaped me but its fries with cheese and gravy, honestly I thought it sounded gross, but it was actually quite good! With some fries in our belly's it was time to head home and hit the hay! Today is my first day flying solo in the city, as Emily is at work.
I will try and write more later, please keep the emails and comments coming! I love hearing from you all!! Its time for a mid-day nap! Miss you all tons and wish that you all could be here with me experiencing this great place!!
2 comments:
Glad to hear that the trip over was good and that you had plenty of room!
Sounds like a good time looking around HK, can't wait to see pictures!
Sanna--
We sit around the dining table reading your tales of adventure. You are creating a template for travel for the boys! I think we have tried a similar cheezy french fry thing in Ottawa. They call it a "bear claw" there.
Of course we can't wait to hear more, but if you have to choose between writing, eating, sleeping, or having fun, be sure to defer the writing!
Love to you,
Susie and the boys
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